Attachment for suspenders



PATENTED FEB. 16, 1904.

H'. G. GEER. ATTACHMENT FOR SUSPENDERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7. 1903.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARVEY G. GEER, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

ATTACHMENT FOR SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 1 atent No. 752,149, datedFebruary 16,1904.

Application filed December 7, 1903. Serial No. 184,118- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARVEY G. GEER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State ofIllinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Suspenders, of which the following is a specification'My invention relates, as already stated, to improvements in attachmentsfor suspenders. Its principal object is to provide a continuous metallicconnection between the upper loop of such an attachment and thegarment-supporting strap thereof; and it consists'of certain new anduseful features of construction and combination of parts especiallydevised to that end, all as hereinafter fully described, andspecifically pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is a front view of a suspender attachmentembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section at the dotted line 2 2 inFig. 1 of parts there shown. Fig. 3 is an isometrical detailed view of asuspender attachment in process of construction.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

A is the lower portion of the front part of a Suspender, having its endA turned up and secured to a buckle A of the usual or any desiredconstruction, slidable on such suspender for the purpose of regulatingthe length thereof.

B B are a pair of laterally-elongated loops, formed, preferably, ofwire, arranged parallel to each other, and the former connected in theusual manner with its suspender A.

C is a suitable clasp connecting the loops B B together by means ofhinge-joint engagements therewith. The clasp C may be composed of theusual tubular portion C, provided at its lower end with an inturned lipC and an angular spring C having a horizontal transverse slot 0* thereinfor the admission of such lip C.

D is a metal leaf hinge-jointed to the lower loop B.

E is a clip, preferably of leather or canvas, passed through anddepending from the loop Bl F is a rivet passed transversely through theclip E and leaf D.

Gr is a garment-supporting strap of the usual or any desired material,suspended by its central portion from the rivet F before the same hadbeen headed down, as in Fig. 2.

It will be observed that the construction herein proposed provides acontinuous metallic jointed connection between the parts A and G.Heretofore the metal leaf D has not been employed in suspenderattachments, but the entire strain of a garment upon itssupporting-strap has been sustained by the clip E, which as a resultsoon parted at the point where the loop B contacts it. The leaf D in myconstruction sustains such strain entirely, and the clip E serves simplyto retain the central portion of the strap G on the rivet F and is anornamental covering therefor. The construction herein shown anddescribed eliminates the weak point that has hitherto existed in theconnection between a suspender and its garment-connecting attachment.

What I claim as new, and desire to obtain by Letters Patent, is'

In an attachment for suspenders, in combination, a pair oflaterally-elongated loops arranged parallel to each other, a claspconnecting such loops together, a leaf hinge-jointed to'the lower one ofsaid loops, a clip passed through and depending from said lower loop,'

a rivet passed transversely through the clip and leaf and agarment-supporting strap suspended by its central portion from suchrivet,

' substantiaily as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARVEY G. GEER.

Witnesses:

L. L. Monnrson, NELLIE ENNETT.

